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Divers remove wreckage of plane that crashed into ocean at Leighton Beach in North Fremantle

A salvage crew winch the light plane out of the water at Leighton Beach on Friday afternoon.  (ABC News: Cason Ho)

A crew has removed the wreckage of a light plane from the ocean on Friday afternoon after it came down just off Perth's Leighton Beach in North Fremantle.

Beachgoers were enjoying a sunset swim at the popular beach in Perth's south just after 5pm on Thursday when they saw the plane land in the water just 30 metres off shore.

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